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5USA
Logo used since 2016
CountryUnited Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080p HDTV (Sky Glass only)
576i SDTV
Timeshift service5USA +1
Ownership
OwnerParamount Networks UK & Australia
ParentChannel 5 Broadcasting Limited
Sister channels
History
Launched16 October 2006; 18 years ago (2006-10-16)
Former namesFive US (2006–09)[1]
Five USA (2009–11)
Links
Websitechannel5.com/5usa
Availability
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Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 21
Streaming media
FilmOnWatch live
Sky GoWatch live
Virgin TV AnywhereWatch live (UK only)

5USA is a British free-to-air television channel owned by Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited ,[2] a wholly-owned subsidiary of Paramount Global, which is grouped under Paramount Networks UK & Australia division. It was launched on 16 October 2006 as Five US and was the second digital terrestrial television channel in the UK to be launched by RTL Group (the owner at the time) as part of their multi-channel strategy, the first being Five Life (now 5Star). 5USA concentrates on showing imported movies and programmes from the United States.

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  • Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.^1 Series nine through fourteen were aired first-run on Channel 5. From the eighteenth series, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
  • Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.^2 Series one through three and the first two episodes of the fourth series were aired first-run on 5Star. From the third episode of series four, 5USA obtained the first-run rights to the series.
  • Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.^3 Universal Channel has first-run rights to Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the United Kingdom, as of 2014. Universal Channel is currently airing the sixteenth series. Channel 5 had second-run rights to all series, up until the twelfth series. From the thirteenth series, aired in 2015, 5USA has second-run rights to the series. Universal Channel UK closed down on January 27, 2020 and their programming was moved to Sky Witness.
  • Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.^4 5USA has finished airing episodes to this first-run or second-run series and is currently rerunning episodes in their schedules, as of 2015.

References[]

  1. ↑ "Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006". Ofcom. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ofcom | TV Cable and Satellite". static.ofcom.org.uk.

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